Eric Fisher (efisher@fastlane.net)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:46:11 -0800
Then, I must ask more questions. What is the purpose of advertising? If
you were trying to sell a Pontiac or VW, how would you go about doing so?
Do you have a problem with capitalism? Do you believe in censorship?
edouble
efisher@fastlane.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Manire <amanire@indiana.edu>
To: Acid Jazz List <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: trainspotting/Jimi/Orb remixes?
>I haven't been a part of this discussion but I think it's time I pointed
>something out. It's not that I don't like advertisement per se. In a
>capitalistic society, it plays a necessary function in informing the
>marketplace. However, most trans-national corporate advertisement does
>not serve any function but to mislead and manipulate us into ASSOCIATING
>their product/excrement with positive community. And being that most of
>us are alienated slaves to capital, that's what we most crave; to connect
>and live freely. By playing Jimi in the background of a car commercial,
>Pontiac wants you to link his soulful vibes and longing for freedom to
>their conceptually-recycled, gas-guzzling, highway-consuming,
>transport-compartment.
>
>As for exposing new people to the music, those would-be fans will never be
>able to dissociate "Littly Fluffy Clouds" from VW. Think about it. What
>do you think of when I say, You got the right one, baby!
>
>Peace,
>Aaron
>
>On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Eric Fisher wrote:
>
>> I just can't help myself; I have to ask a few questions. Are all of you
>> saying that you don't like advertisement? Are you saying that you don't
>> want the artists that you like to become popular? Are you trying to keep
>> the music that you like in your pocket so that it remains special to you?
>>
>> edouble
>> efisher@fastlane.net
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